Decaturia

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Decaturia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Decaturia
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Species:
D. pectinalis
Binomial name
Decaturia pectinalis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Decaturia is a monotypic snout moth genus (family Pyralidae). Its only species, Decaturia pectinalis, is found from California to southern Arizona. [1] Both the genus and species were described by William Barnes of Decatur, Illinois, and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. [2] [3] [4]

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

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References

  1. Eiseman, Charley (July 17, 2018). "Species Decaturia pectinalis - Hodges#5650". BugGuide. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. "800031.00 – 5650 – Decaturia pectinalis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1912". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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